Five Hundred and Thirty-One United States Entered the War

Of course, Japan would not just attack Pearl Harbor and end it hastily. Just when Japanese planes were raging at Pearl Harbor, the Japanese army, like a beast that had been suppressed for a long time, began to attack the Philippines and Malaysia.

This time it was not a small fight. Japan dispatched four armies with hundreds of thousands of troops in one breath, entered the tropical rainforest, and launched an attack on the American defenders in these areas. The local American defenders lasted only an hour before being beaten back by the well-prepared Japanese army.

Originally, the U.S. troops stationed in the Philippines were not elite, and the war broke out too suddenly, so after the nearby U.S. Army was attacked by the Japanese army, it was in chaos like the navy at Pearl Harbor. The fortifications that cost a lot of money to build were handed over to the enemy before they were used.

In the tropical rainforest of Southeast Asia, the short and tough Japanese army is obviously more fighting spirit than the American army, which is not conducive to their armored forces. There is no way to develop in this land, so the Japanese army is more like a fish in water, and the attack is like breaking a bamboo. .

The Japanese army emphasizes the training concept of stabbing and precise shooting, and it is more vividly displayed in the tropical jungle. The Japanese army was crushed by the Soviet armored forces and a large number of artillery in Nomenkan, and it seems that it is in the tropical rainforest. I found the courage and feeling I had back then.

Even when looking at groups of American prisoners of war squatting on the side of the road with their hands in their hands, many Japanese army officers had a strange idea: they shouldn’t have listened to the Germans and went to fight the Nomenkan of Mongolia. Come to Southeast Asia earlier, so you don't have to lose face in front of the navy?

So a strange thing happened. An American army equipped with a truck howitzer was hunted down by a Japanese army carrying a grenadier on a bicycle. Along the way, they abandoned urban roads, rubber forests and oil fields. , All the way to the rear of Australia.

However, on May 3, 1938, the day after the Pearl Harbor incident, the President of the United States held a declaration of war speech in Congress. The world war broke out on this day, and all the most important countries in the world were here. One day was involved in war and no one was spared.

Roosevelt stood up with the support of his secretary at the speech position. He stood firmly on his disabled legs, letting the sweat drip down his face like raindrops. He knows that everything he insists on will come in the days to come, and he firmly believes that his ideas will protect America from winning the future.

So he insisted on standing and insisted on using his spirit to inspire all the American people. On this day, the American people are excited, and all discordant voices are drowned out by the word war. The United States has never been so united to prepare for a war, and has never been so eager to win a war.

In the past, I used to remotely control other countries to fight wars, and even stretched out my own black hand behind,

Those are a small number of people playing and arranging wars. This time, the United States finally wet its shoes because of walking by the river all year round. In the middle of the negative world war.

In front of countless flashing lights and in the eyes of countless people, Roosevelt delivered his war speech. Everyone knew that after this speech, the pattern of the world would change. Join this war.

After waiting as long as an hour, President Roosevelt slowly opened his mouth and made a dry sound. He hadn't rested all night after the attack, an hour before compiling the American loss report for Pearl Harbor:

"Mr. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House and Senate:"

"Yesterday, May 2, 1938—a date that must always be remembered in infamy. The territory of the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan! . . . The Japanese attack was carefully planned over days and even weeks. During this period, the Japanese government deliberately deceived and confused us with false statements and expressed desire to continue to maintain peace!"

"Yesterday, the Japanese government has launched an attack on Malaysia!"

"Yesterday, Japanese troops attacked Guam!"

"Yesterday, Japanese troops attacked the Philippine Islands!"

"...hostilities have already taken place. Needless to say, our people, our territory and our interests are in serious danger! But the nature of this attack against us will always be remembered by our entire nation. No matter how much It will take a long time to defeat this premeditated invasion, and the American people must win an absolute victory with their own righteous force!"

"Trust in our armed forces - rely on the firm resolve of our people! Great victories will come to us, God help us! I ask Congress to declare that, beginning May 2, 1938, after Japan's unprovoked and despicable attacks Since then, there has been a state of war between the United States and the Empire of Japan!"

"America, must win!" He put away his speech, stood on the high platform, and looked at the reporters and congressmen in front of him.

"America! Must win!" Everyone shouted slogans, and the US Congress unanimously passed the decision to declare war on Japan. The United States of America has been involved in the war since this moment, and it has never ceased to die with Japan on the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

"China and the United States formed an alliance and launched a full-scale war against Japan on the Pacific battlefield. The British royal government-in-exile in Iceland joined the Sino-American alliance, and the French government-in-exile also declared full-scale war with Japan. In order to prevent Japan's expansion in the Pacific Ocean, four events The alliance is officially formed." On the New York Times, the latest news was frantically reported in big bold letters.

Surprisingly, the reaction of the Axis powers seemed to be more violent than that of the beaten United States: the head of the Third Reich, Arcador Rudolf, personally published an article condemning the war crimes committed by Japan in the Far East, and declared The alliance agreement between them is terminated. Subsequently, Mussolini, the head of state of Italy, also issued a statement announcing that Italy and Japan would sever diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level.

This is a really helpless move by Akado, he has almost caught up with the saddest things in life. What is unlucky? It is that there is a god-like opponent on the way forward, and there are more than one such opponents standing in front of Germany. The United Kingdom, the United States, and the Soviet Union are more domineering than the other... So what is more unlucky? While facing a group of god-like opponents, there are also a group of pig-like teammates-it's a pity that Italy, Japan, and Germany have all caught up again.

Since Germany wants to move forward, it has to challenge one god-like opponent after another, which even Akado cannot change. Then, when you can't choose your opponent, you have to think carefully about how to choose your teammates-it is obviously in everyone's interest to kick out a person who has not achieved enough but failed.

This matter was almost unanimously approved within the Axis powers: Italy is fighting for its life in North Africa and the British remnants. Of course, it does not want the US Army to appear on the battlefield on a large scale. For Mussolini, the Japanese are giving He was "looking for trouble." Similarly, Turkey, another powerful ally, also feels that it is a very unwise move to annoy the Americans in advance when everyone is reaching out to the Middle East.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that it seems that the Axis powers are not willing to tear their skins apart with the allied powers that have the United States. At least they do not want the United States to appear as a hostile country until they have finished dividing up the interests of the Middle East—so these countries would rather Japan was expelled from the Axis powers, and it was unwilling to bear the consequences of being forced to declare war with the United States.

Subsequently, Tianhuang of Japan also issued a declaration under the urging of the headquarters, saying that Germany is a country that does not keep its integrity, and calling on other members of the Axis Group to resist Germany's criminal dictatorial leadership.

Of course, if you count the Axis powers carefully: Vichy France, Ireland, and the northern United Kingdom rely on the breath of Germany; Italy, which has just gained benefits in North Africa, and Turkey, which has only joined the Axis powers for a few days; Romania in a pair of pants - who in these countries will listen to the flickering of an Asian dwarf country?

So a ridiculous situation really appeared in front of everyone: on the one hand, the Axis powers do not want Japan, and on the other hand, the Allies are preparing to seek revenge from Japan. The poor Great Japanese Empire has had no international situation since the Russo-Japanese War. so bad ever.

However, Japan is Japan after all. When it was desperate, it yelled a slogan that made Britain gnash its teeth to "liberate Southeast Asia". After the Sino-Japanese War, it strongly denied that it was an Asian country. It insisted that it was helping the people of Southeast Asia to liberate their country from European colonists, and it created a dizzying array of slave states in one go.

Japan first established an alliance with the Puppet Manchukuo in Northeast China and North Korea, and then formed an alliance with Vietnam, a former French colony, and Burma, a British colony, and a five-nation alliance called the Great East Asia Group. Of course, the slogan of this Greater East Asia Group is the shameless "Great East Asia Co-Prosperity".

It is a pity that for the major powers in the world, this newly emerging group can be described as ridiculous-Since Myanmar fell into the hands of Japan, there are only about 2 divisions of puppet troops, and Vietnam is also about the same strength However, North Korea and the Puppet Manchukuo do have troops, but they are enough to compete with third-rate Italian troops for the last place in World War II, which really makes Japanese senior officials feel at ease.

However, amidst the boos, a new world pattern was established in mid-May of this year.